The Animals and the DMV
As for the animals, the original hauler, who got my service by being so quick to get back to me, is, not surprisingly, not so quick to get back to me with a refund. Although they have promised it, and two different people have told me it is being processed, the refund has not yet appeared on my statement. The first person told me on the 17th the refund had been been processed several days ago and would take 5-7 days to make it, and the second person told me the refund was being done on the 19th. Gosh, other companies can refund my credit card in, like, a day. They'll be getting a nice phone call tomorrow.
I have engaged a back-up hauler, but gawd knows when I'll hear from him. He's promised a pick-up at least by Feb. 1st, more hopefully this week. Hmph. I'm quite sure I'm never going to see them at this point, though have - successfully! - ordered a wonderful huge pouchy bed for the poodle with an equestrian theme. I love it. The cat loves it too. I've also gotten her a tie and trolley and some bowls. The saga of buying bowls shall be in the next installment.
Forgot to mention that I went into the DMV, which is a chore all on its own, to get the title and register my mother's car. They have been leasing this car and have now decided to buy it. They've bought it, actually, and they signed power of attorney over to me to finish up the details. Her husband says to just go on in early and I should be out in less than an hour. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, because that and good common sense should have told me that could never happen.
I mosey into the DMV with all my paperwork. Well...first off, the address on the title is from Toyota, which owns Lexus, and the bill of sale is from Lexus. Apparently, they have to match for the DMV to register the car. So I have to call Lexus and tell them to fax in a new bill of sale with the right address to the DMV. Then, because they are paying below book value on the vehicle, I have to take another form and get it notarized and fill in details on the vehicle itself.
Did you know they actually want the empty weight of the vehicle on these forms? My gawd..who knows that? Lexus, apparently, who put it somewhere on the forms so the nice woman at the desk could point it out to me.
I told my mother and Richard they must have been in dreamland to think I could walk into the DMV and get title and register on their vehicle with power of attorney without something going wrong. I mean, this is the DMV. NOTHING can go right first time around. I anticipate at least 3 or 4 visits before it can actually happen, as I quite positively sure there will be some other piece of paperwork I will need before it's over. Ah well..I gird my loins for the task!
I have engaged a back-up hauler, but gawd knows when I'll hear from him. He's promised a pick-up at least by Feb. 1st, more hopefully this week. Hmph. I'm quite sure I'm never going to see them at this point, though have - successfully! - ordered a wonderful huge pouchy bed for the poodle with an equestrian theme. I love it. The cat loves it too. I've also gotten her a tie and trolley and some bowls. The saga of buying bowls shall be in the next installment.
Forgot to mention that I went into the DMV, which is a chore all on its own, to get the title and register my mother's car. They have been leasing this car and have now decided to buy it. They've bought it, actually, and they signed power of attorney over to me to finish up the details. Her husband says to just go on in early and I should be out in less than an hour. Hindsight is a wonderful thing, because that and good common sense should have told me that could never happen.
I mosey into the DMV with all my paperwork. Well...first off, the address on the title is from Toyota, which owns Lexus, and the bill of sale is from Lexus. Apparently, they have to match for the DMV to register the car. So I have to call Lexus and tell them to fax in a new bill of sale with the right address to the DMV. Then, because they are paying below book value on the vehicle, I have to take another form and get it notarized and fill in details on the vehicle itself.
Did you know they actually want the empty weight of the vehicle on these forms? My gawd..who knows that? Lexus, apparently, who put it somewhere on the forms so the nice woman at the desk could point it out to me.
I told my mother and Richard they must have been in dreamland to think I could walk into the DMV and get title and register on their vehicle with power of attorney without something going wrong. I mean, this is the DMV. NOTHING can go right first time around. I anticipate at least 3 or 4 visits before it can actually happen, as I quite positively sure there will be some other piece of paperwork I will need before it's over. Ah well..I gird my loins for the task!